S. 2759 · 111th Congress
Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2009
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sherrod Brown
- Introduced
- 2009-11-10
- Latest action
- 2009-11-10 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2009 - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to treat as a disability for OASDI and SSI disability payment purposes any service-connected total disability, as rated and certified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Applies the same treatment to related child's insurance and widow's and widower's insurance benefits.